Role of Mathematics Education in Forming Readiness for Research Work in Future Specialists of Socio-Economic Sphere

The role of mathematics education in the process of professional training in the socio-economic sphere is assessed. The authors believe that learning mathematics has a positive effect on students’ research activities and the formation of their readiness for the effective implementation of this activity. The relevance of the article is determined by the modernization processes taking place in contemporary society in general and higher education in particular. A comparative study of scientific papers related to the preparation of professional researchers in the relevant field is made. Five complementary methodological approaches are identified that seem most promising in the context of preparation of future researchers. To determine the entry level of readiness for research work of future specialists the criteria of formation of their readiness for research work are established. Three levels, reflecting different levels of readiness, are revealed and proved: low, medium and high. The novelty of this research is to develop models of formation of readiness for research work through higher mathematical education. The authors note that, in accordance with the results of ascertaining and forming stages of experiment, model and pedagogical conditions of formation of readiness of students for scientific research by means of mathematical education can be considered quite effective. It is also emphasized that research activity should not be limited to the template, ready algorithm

Concept of “Educational Efficiency” in Context of Inclusive Trends of Modern School

The research urgency is caused by the essence of an inclusive approach to education, which assumes the achievement of all pupils a positive result at minimal psychological cost. The concepts of “efficiency” and “effectiveness of education” enshrined in domestic economic and pedagogical dictionaries are analyzed. It is established that the concept of “educational efficiency” used in pedagogy is based not on economic, but on general meaning of the word efficiency . It is shown that the educational efficiency is associated with performance, effectiveness, quality of the educational process, not with the ratio of the achieved pedagogical results with those or other cost (financial, human, chronological, etc.). At the same time, it is noted that almost all interpretations of the concept of “educational efficiency” correlate with economic definitions of the term efficiency in their structure. The fundamentals of I. S. Samokhin’s author conception, according to which the efficiency of the school inclusive education is based on a hierarchy of resources. The novelty of the study is to present the position according to which all students’ resources are divided into inviolable (health, emotional well-being, harmony in relationships with people), and those that can be spent in any amount (time, energy, freedom), if it does not affect resources of the first category

Role of Songs when Teaching English within Inclusive Education

The subject of this research is the peculiarities of the use of musical works in teaching English. The review of modern scientific literature devoted to appeal to English-language songs in the school education is made. In the practical part the authors’ technique is described, tested in a number of Moscow universities, which, according to the authors, can be applied also at lower levels of the educational vertical. This method has two main functions: educational, involving students knowing the history of the well-known musical works and their verbal component, and hedonistic associated with the awakening of students’ positive emotions. The relevance of the chosen topic is determined by the implementation of the Federal law “On education in Russian Federation,” providing the use of inclusive techniques and technologies in learning and education. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that a hedonic function of the educational environment is recognized not only as supporting the educational one, but also valuable in itself, having independent significance. The authors believe that educators should consider the use of song material as an auxiliary teaching method, not aspiring to a leading role, even within the individual classes